Nils Christoffer Dunér
Nils Christoffer Dunér (Billeberga, Malmöhus län 21 May 1839 – Stockholm 10 November 1914) was a Swedish astronomer. His parents were Nils Dunér and Petronella (née Schlyter). Dunér received his doctorate from Lund University in 1862, was observer at the observatory there from 1864 and Professor of Astronomy at Uppsala University from 1888. He was awarded the ''Prix Lalande'' in 1887 and the Rumford Medal in 1892. The crater Dunér on the Moon is named after him. At Svalbard, Dunérfjellet on Svenskøya, Dunérbukta in Sabine Land Sabine Land ( ) is a land area on the east coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard Svalbard ( , ), previously known as Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norway, Norwegian archipelago that lies at the convergence of the Arctic Ocean with the Atlanti ..., and Kapp Dunér, the western point of Bjørnøya, are named after him. References External linksNils Dunér (1839–1914) 1839 births 1914 deaths 19th-century Swedish astron ...
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Billeberga
Billeberga is a locality situated in Svalöv Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ... with 987 inhabitants in 2010. References Populated places in Svalöv Municipality {{Skåne-geo-stub ...
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